# Accident 19961102034649A: Piper PA28R200, Norwood, MA, November 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1996, 21:00 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1905° N, 71.1729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORWOOD MEML (OWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1905&lon=-71.1729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1216T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1216T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961102034649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT STRUCK VASI LIGHTS ON LANDING WHILE TRYING TO MANEUVER AROUND AN ANIMAL ON THE RUNWAY. (-23) N1216T, STRUCK 2ND SET OF VASI LIGHTS @ NORWOOD AIRPORT R/W 35 @ 2100 EST, 11/1/96, HOWEVER DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT.  NEXT DAY ATC NOTICED THE VASI DAMAGE AND REPORTED IT TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER.  ATC WAS ADVISED A PIECE OF A/C WAS LOCATED IN THE AREA.  AT 10:25 EST, N1216T WAS LOCATED ON THE RAMP SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED.  THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD, NO  INJURIES.  PILOT STATED HE SAW AN ANIMAL ON THE RUNWAY  TOOK EVASIVE ACTION & STRUCK VASI LIGHTS.  A/C DAMAGE LEFT FUEL CELL, SPAR, FLAP, MGL GEAR, RIGHT STRUCTURAL (SPAR) FLAP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC97LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA010), Nov 2, 1996: Piper PA-28R-200 (N1216T), Norwood, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to perform a go-around, when an animal obstructed the runway; and his failure to maintain clearance from an obstruction (VASI). Factors relating to the accident were: darkness,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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